Lantern



M. H. TERRY.

LANTERN.

APPLICATION FILED JULY 5.1921.

Patented Sept. 12, 1922.

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UNITED STATES MERRILL H. TERRY, OF COLUMBUS, OHIO.

LANTERN.

Application filed .Tuly 5, 1921. Serial No. 482,409.

To all whom it may concern Be it known that I, MERRILL H. TERRY, acitizen of the United States, residing at C0- lumbus, in the county ofFranklin and State of Ohio, have invented a certain new and usefulImprovement in Lanterns, of which the following is a specification.

The object of this invention is to provide a lantern with means wherebyit may be easily manipulated to show either one of two kinds of light asfor example white and red or white and green and at the same time keepthe glass for showing the added color clean and free from a deposit ofsmoke.

W Vii Other objects will appear from the following disclosure.

The invention is embodied in the example herein shown and described, thefeature of novelty being finally claimed.

In the accompanying drawing Figure 1 is mainly a central vertical section on the line IIIT Fig. 2 through the structure for changing thecolor of the light.

Fig. 2 is a plan view.

In the views 5 designates the cage, guard or frame, the ring 6 in whichthe fountain 7 with its burner 8 is removably hung. The ring 6 isprovided with several horizontal spider arms 6 that support two metalconcentric cylinders 9 and 10. The cylinders 9 and 10 are spaced apartto receive a cylinder 11 of transparent glass colored as desired, as forexample red or green. On opposite sides of the cylinder 11 and withinthe cylinders 9 and 10 are secured cylinders of fabric12 and 13preferably of felt or other good wiping material. One side of the glasscylinder is provided with a toothed rack 14 of metal suitably securedthereto, said rack being engaged by a small gear 15 on a shaft 16 havinga turning head 17 can ternally of the ring 6 so that the glass cylindercan be raised and lowered when desired. When a colored light is to beshown the glass cylinder is raised as shown in broken lines Fig. 1.

The outer cylinder of fabric is slotted to permit the travel of the rackand all the cylinders are slotted as shown at 18 to permit the insertionand withdrawal of the usual lamp wick operating shaft 20. The interiorwiper cylinder of fabric is the more important and the exterior wipercan be omitted.

It will be observed that with this con struction when the coloredcylinder is raised and lowered in ordinary operation it is wiped by thefabric cylinders and thus kept clear of smoke deposit. It will also beob served that the fount and burner can be removed without removing thecolored glass and its container.

The forms of the parts can be changed without departing from the gist ofthe in vention as claimed.

hat I claim is:

1. In a lantern, the combination with the fount receiving ring, of apair of spaced con centric cylinders mounted on said ring, a cylindricalcolor screen between said concentric cylinders, a stationary wipercylinder of fabric for the inner side of said color screen and. meansfor raising and lowering the color screen, in the direction of its axis.

2. In a lantern, the combination with the fount receiving ring, of apair of spaced concentric cylinders mounted on said ring. a cylindricalcolor screen between said concentric cylinders. stationary wipersconsisting of cylinders of fabric for the inner and outer sides of thecolor screen and means for raising and lowering the color screen in thedirection of its axis. MERRILL H. TERRY.

